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National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 06 - 10, 2021; Virtual
April 06 - 10, 2021Virtual
NKF 2021Half of Patients in Hospital for COVID-19 Get Acute Kidney InjuryReports from two independent European case series further document the high incidence of acute kidney injury among patients hospitalized for COVID-19; lessons can be learned, says expert.
NKF 2021SCM21: Pandemic Forces Another Virtual Kidney MeetingIn 2020, the National Kidney Foundation had to quickly pivot to a virtual conference for its Spring Clinical Meetings. The 2021 edition involved much more planning to create a more varied remote experience.
Dawn of New Lupus Nephritis Treatment After AURORA TrialThe addition of a novel calcineurin inhibitor to the standard of care improves renal response in patients with lupus nephritis,
results from the phase 3 AURORA trial show.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 27, 2020
Prioritizing Transplants When Other Surgeries Are on HoldDeceased-donor transplantations, deemed essential surgeries, are moving forward, but surgeons are having to use best judgment
to determine whether the kidney's donor was infected with COVID-19.
